Conflict & Tension Lesson 3: The Alliance System

AQA CONFLICT AND TENSION: Part one: The causes of the First World War 12 Lessons

**Lesson Topics Covered:** The Alliance System: the Triple Alliance; Franco- Russian Alliance; relations between the ‘Entente’ powers; the crises in Morocco (1905 and 1911) and the Balkans (1908–1909), and their effects on international relations. Anglo-German rivalry: Britain and challenges to Splendid Isolation; Kaiser Wilhelm’s aims in foreign policy, including Weltpolitik; colonial tensions; European rearmament, including the Anglo-German naval race. Outbreak of war: Slav nationalism and relations between Serbia and Austria-Hungary; the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo and its consequences; the July Crisis; the Schlieffen Plan and Belgium; reasons for the outbreak of hostilities and the escalation of the conflict. PowerPoint and Student Workbooklet Variety of Activities Activate Challenge Activities Application of Knowledge - Explain Exam Skills Retrieval Activities Review Activities Debate Video Questions All Lessons Have a PowerPoint and Student Workbooklet Provided and Work In Conjunction with AQA GCSE Approved Oxford Textbook.